Milk bottle receptacle



June-27, 1939. p ER 2,163,739

MILK BOTTLE RECEPTACLE Filed Feb. 18, 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 T x Y ,1 M; @i/M Inventor Attorneys June 27, 1939.

4 Sheeis-Sheet 3 Filed Feb. 18, 1958 June 27, 1939. SPEER 2,163,739

MILK BOTTLE RECEPTACLE Filed Feb. 18, 1938 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 r I 47 I V l w f I I i Q 6.

v I (CW I 1 5L t I l 20 I I I /7 I /6 A9 I Inventor /7'.RA D6/" J I B 4 y' A K \1 A tiomeys Patented June 27, 1939 UNITED "STATES PATENT OFFICE MILK BOTTLE RE'CEPTACLE Harry P. Speer, Council Bluffs, Iowa Application February 18, 1938, Serial No. 191,314

' The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in milkbottle receptacles and has for its primary object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a device of this character L5 comprising a novel construction and arrangement whereby "said device will be automatically locked when it is closed with a bottle of milk therein. 7

Another important object of the invention is 210 to provide a milk bottle receptacle of the aforementioned character which adapted to be mounted on a house andwhich, when closed and locked, may be unlocked onlyfrom the interior of thehouse. 515 Still another very important object of the invention is to provide a milk bottle receptacle of the character described in which empty bottles may be placed and the device closed without the locking mechanism functioning.

"20 Other objects of the invention are to provide 3o drawings wherein like characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of an embodiment of the invention. 35 Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view, taken substantially on the line 22 of Fig. 1, showing I the device closed andlocked with a bottle mounted therein. I

Figure 3 is a View in vertical section, showing 40 the device open.

Figure 4 is a view partially in side elevation and partially in vertical section, showing the device closed but unlocked with an inverted empty bottle therein.

5 Figure 5 is a detail view in perspective of one of the latch members.

Figure 6 is a detail View in perspective of the other of the latch members.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, it will 50 be seen that the embodiment of the invention which has been illustrated comprises a cabinet of suitable dimensions and material which is designated generallyby the reference numeral I. The cabinet I includes a back 2 extending above 55 and below the top and bottom 3 and 4, respec- 3 Claims. .(Ol. 232-4 1) tively, thereof for receiving securing elements for mounting said cabinet on the wall 5 of a house. The cabinet is preferably of substantially the shape shown to advantage in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. I 5' The reference numeral 6 designates a closure which is pivotally mounted at its lower end, as at I, for swinging movement in a vertical plane in the front of the cabinet I. An operating knob or handle 8 is provided for the closure 6. 10 Fixed on the pivoted lower end portion of the closure 6 for swinging movement therewith is a platform 9. The platform 9, it will be noted, extends at right angles to the closure 6 and said platform has formed therein a channel In extending to the free end thereof. Side members II are secured to the closure 6 and to the platform 9 and serve to strengthen the structure. The front portion ofthe bottom 4 extends upwardly to a point adjacent the platform 9, as at I2. The free upper end of the closure 6 is bevelled, as at I3, for abutting engagement with the correspondingly shaped lower edge of a cross member M in the upper portion of the front of the cabinet I.

Mounted on the inner side of the closure 6 at an intermediate point is a resilient bottle securing clamp I5. Mounted on the platform 9 and secured thereto at one end is a resilient latch I6 of suitable metal which extends longitudinally over the channel II] and is engageable therein when depressed. The latch I6 is of any suitable resilient metal and said latch comprises a raised free end'portion I'I projecting beyond theplatform 9 and terminating in a bead or the like I8. A guide I9 is secured on the platr form 9 adjacent the inner end of the latch IE to facilitate the positioning of a bottle of milk on said platform in proper engagement with the latch I6.

Mounted in the cabinet I on the back 2 thereof 0 is a depending latch 20 of suitable resilient metal for coaction with the latch I6. Adjacent its lower end, the latch 20 has formed therein a loop 2| of substantially the shape shown to advantage in Fig. 5 of the drawings for the reception of the bead I8 on the free end of the latch I6. Extending from the lower portion of the cabinet I through the wall 5 of the house is a tube 22 in which a rod 23 is slidably mounted. One end of the rod 23 is connected tothe lower end portion of the latch 20 by a nut 24, said latch having an opening 25 in its lower end portion through which the rod 23 passes. An operating knob or handle 26 is provided on the other end of the rod 23. 5

It is thought that the operation of the invention will be readily apparent from a consideration of the foregoing. The closure 6 is swung toopen position by the milkman and a bottle of milk, as at 21, is placed on the platform 9 in engagement with the guide l9 'where it is secured by the resilient clip or clamp I5. The base or bottom of the bottle engages the raised portion ll of the latch I6 and presses said latch downwardly into the channel It). Then, when the closure 6 is swung to closed position the free end of the latch l6 snaps into the loop 2| of the latch 20, thus securing said closure in closed position. To release the closure 6, the latch 20 is retracted through the medium of the rod 23 from inside the house in a manner to disengage said latch 20 from the latch l6. A recess 28 is provided in the back 2 of the cabinet I to facilitate retraction of the latch 20, said recess accommodating the loop 2!. Any suitable means may be provided for retaining the rod 23 with the latch 26 in retracted position. As shown to advantage in Fig. 4 of the drawings, when an empty bottle is placed in the receptacle, it is mounted therein in an inverted position. When this is done, the comparatively small mouth of the bottle does not engage the raised portion I! of the latch 56 with the result that said latch is not depressed. Thus, when the closure 6 is swung to closed position the free end of the latch l6 does not go down far enough toengage in the loop 2! of the latch 20. The side walls of the cabinet I are designated by the reference numeral 29. The cabinet I may be of a size to receive a plurality of bottles and, if desired, said cabinet may be provided with an insulating lining of suitable material. The device, when closed with a bottle of milk therein is positively locked and can not be opened from outside the house without damaging said device.

It is believed that the many advantages of a milk bottle receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention will be readily understood and although a preferred embodiment of the device is as illustrated and described, it is to be understood that Changes in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to which will fall within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is:

1. A receptacle of the class described comprising a cabinet for the reception of a bottle, a closure pivotally mounted on said cabinet, a platform fixed on the closure substantially at right angles thereto for swinging movement therewith and adapted to support the bottle, a resilient latch mounted in the cabnet and including a loop, a resilient latch mounted on the platform and operable by the bottle and engageable with the first named latch for securing the closure in closed position, the second named latch comprising a raised portion engageable by the bottle for depressing said second named latch on the platform, said raised portion terminating in a bead engageable in the loop of the first named latch, and manually operable means connected to said first named latch for disengaging same from the second named latch.

2. A milk bottle receptacle comprising a cabinet for the reception. of a bottle, a closure pivotally mounted on said cabinet, a platform fixed on the closure substantially at right angles thereto and adapted to swing therewith, said platform for supporting the bottle, said platform having a channel therein, a resilient latch mounted in the cabinet and including a loop adjacent one end, a resilient, depressible latch mounted on the platform and engagable in the channel, the second named latch including a raised free end portion engageable by the bottle for depressing said second named latch into the channel, the free end of the second named latch being engageable in the loop of the first named latch for securing the closure'in closed position when said second named latch is depressed by the bottle, and manually operable means connected to the first named latch for disengaging same from the second named latch.

3. A milk bottle receptacle comprising a cabinet adapted to be mounted on one side of a wall and including a back, a top, a bottom and sides, a closure pivotally mounted, at its lower end, in the front of the cabinet for swinging movement in a vertical plane, a platform for supporting a bottle fixed on the lower end of the closure at right angles thereto for swinging movement therewith, said platform having a channel therein, means on the closure for securing the bottle in position on the platform, a resilient latch mounted in the cabinet on the back thereof and including a loop, a resilient latch mounted on the platform and adapted to be depressed by the bottle into the channel, the second named latch including a raised free end portion terminating in a bead, said raised free end portion being engageable by the bottle, the bead being engageable in the loop of the first named latch for releasably securing the closure in closed'position, a guide on the platform for positioning the bottle, and means manually operable from the other side of the wall and connected to the first named latch for disengaging same from the second 7 named latch for releasing the closure.

HARRY P. SPEER. 

